The Osceola times., 1887-04-02
THE rumors OF mn alliance betwee.
France and Russia are asriia

THE rumors OF mn alliance betweer
France and Russia are aerisai
" the Rhode Island House Of Repre-
sentativcs, on the eth, the resolution pro,
posing an amendment to the Constitution
abolishing the registry tax md the prop
erty Qualification was unanimously
passed.
TuE steamer Scotia, of the Fabre French
line, with a THOUSAND Italian emigrants
aboard, is long overdue at New York,
and IL is feared has been lost
DURING February past exports from tho
United States were value at S5i 7G32lS.
and imports to the United States at SjS,-
g16 15j. For the twelve months ended
February %, 1881 exports aggregated
SENSIBLE anl imports 500, ,2j1aIL Dur
ing February past ii,3l' immigrants ar
rived n the iitcl States, ag Iinst 9,.63 in
February, 1885
THE Jews OF Tuni, continue u protest
against the disc limitations OF the new
burial laws.
TmE exports from New Orleans for the
month OF February reached ss6g0S5
nearly doubl, either Boston or Baltimore
for tho same month.
IL Germany bittcr illfeeing has been
Renewed at the severc to1e OF criticisms
In French paler4 on the Lmperors birth
day and Kindred topics. War talk is yery
common.
DECIDED opposition is manifested
throughout Mexico TO the National admin-
istratio1s In i'll reductions, VIII ch are be-
lievcl 10 be exceptionally bene elicial 10
American clterpriseI.
EDIMisToS a WADpEIL. agricultural
implements, New York, have failed. Liza
bilities, 500 OJ; assets, nothing.
A STATEMENT prepare at the Pension
Oaice shows that there are now pending
before that oflice awaiting examination
PSI, 1877 applications for PENSIONS. Claims
are presented at the rate OF about 60 a
week, and an avsrage of a,s)0 Week are
finally a1iudicatcd
4 SYNDICATE Of Mansfield (Ol capital
lists, of which Senator Sherm IN is at the
head about six weeks ago pail So, 800 for
100 acres of lanl one mile north of Find
lay, the centre OF the Olio gas fl slds. On
the 25th Shcrman's agent at Mansfield
was offered &C. 900 fos thu laad, but de-
clined.
Mr.. PowDERIY has called convention
OF the Knights OF Labor to meet at Hir-
risburg, Pa. April s, TO consider labor
bills now pending before the Legislature.
Members Of the Legislature will be in.
vited to confer with the convention as to
the merits of the measures in question.
os thc morning OF the 2Hth, John Kap-
pies, whd arrived In Chicago from Boston
on the slth, was folnd dead in his bed
having been suffoc ted by escaping gas
He blew out the gas on retiring. He was
on his way to Wisconsin, In company with
his married daughter
IT is estimated by railroad men that
with the enforcement of the In;er-S ate
Commerce law and the abolition of passes,
at least twenty per cont. of the passenger
rolling stock of the country Will pass into
innocuous dessuetude.
TuE Coronet won the ocean yacht race
arriving at Cork harb1r ut ,;5) p. M, on
the eth; . few hours ahead Of the Daunt.
hess.
RUSSIAN naval vessels are beng h, ,ld in
readiness to obey active ordc at mo.
meuts notice.
CANADIANS are considering the idea OF
having the fishing vessels registered as
English, in order to throw on England the
responsibility of protection against the
v
the Ameer of Afghanistln has caused
/ the dccapitation of Slyad, father m-law
| Of tho late chicf o. X )hstan, for treason
having discovered That Sayad was in com
munication with Ayoob Khan, the deposec
| Amec..
rnR editor OF the Pottsd nm Ndohrichtea
which has just published the story tina
the CIR had shot l. eutenant Nillaume
the military attache to the German EN-
bassy at St Petersburg, has been sen
fenced to six weeks imprison ment for thu
offense.
PIrrsBrRGn coal dealers are protestin.
against the new railroad shipping rates
which they cain. il not modified, viii
prove ruinous TO P,ttsburgh's lake trade
ANOTHER revolt is said to have broker
out in the Balkans.
4 rIvE-MuE skating race in Nictori;
Rink at 81. John, n. b., on the night of th'
9Gth, between Dowd, OF Montreal, an,
Mccormick, OF St John, was witnessed bl
10000 people. Mccormick won by yart
! IN l1;C2.
Tue Montreal Board Of Trade has calet
an international congress- OF boards o
trade Of Canada anl the United States t
see If existing national differences can no
be harmoniously adjusted.
News comes from Washington that En-
glish syndirates are organizing TO bull
-four mills in Brazil 1t is feared at Balti
more that the success of the scheme will
materially injurc Baltimore and St Louii
milling interests.